TRUMP: "ALL THEY HAD TO DO WAS ASK"
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— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) August 12, 2022
Posted on 08/12/2022 6:47:14 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
The left was coming after President Donald Trump, daring him to release the warrant regarding the FBI raid on his home.
Trump isn’t blinking. He’s not acting like someone who thinks he has a lot to fear from this. He announced he was all for releasing the warrant, and he now he’s commented on how the raid was completely unnecessary. He had been in talks with the National Archives for a while and had already turned over several boxes of documents in June. So that’s why the raid isn’t making logical sense.
We wrote about the warrant being unsealed and some of the documents that were allegedly seized. But we also reported how they got the warrant on August 5 but didn’t serve it until August 8. So if there was some big national security concern about the documents, why did they wait three days? They didn’t exactly make it seem like there was anything urgent by doing that.
As Trump commented on Friday, all they had to do is ask.
TRUMP: "ALL THEY HAD TO DO WAS ASK"
pic.twitter.com/RGfjbbmVTD— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) August 12, 2022
That’s the big question here — why they just didn’t ask? Trump had already been turning over documents cooperatively, as evidenced by his turning over boxes in June. The DOJ has not explained that it wasn’t possible to ask or even issue a subpoena to get what they wanted. According to Fox, it isn’t even like Trump had packed the boxes — the GSA packed them. So Trump didn’t even remove them, they were sent to him. So if there’s something funny in there, ask the GSA. But if the FBI had asked, then they wouldn’t get the big headlines and the controversy that someone might hope would hurt the chances of Trump and the Republicans in the future elections. As we noted, if someone had that thought, that seems to have backfired on them, with it increasing Trump’s support and him still topping the betting odds to win in 2024.
Trump also questioned why the FBI wouldn’t let his lawyers watch the search. His lawyers had raised concerns that leave open the possibility that things could be planted.
But then here’s another problem with the warrant: talk about being overbroad, it said they were seeking any document created the whole time that Trump was in office. This is just ridiculous.
Tell me without telling me the Trump raid was a fishing expedition.
pic.twitter.com/zIH1gejQcP— Election Wizard 🇺🇸 (@ElectionWiz) August 12, 2022
It also extended to any room in the home that could contain documents. There were reports that they even searched the bedroom and Melania’s closet. That screams fishing expedition too.
The comparison between how Trump is being treated by the FBI versus how Hillary Clinton was treated is stark. There was no raid on her home. This even though she set up a whole private server to avoid inspection and had classified information on it. Unlike Trump, she could not declassify the information. Let’s not forget how she deleted some 30,000 emails that she tried to claim were just wedding invitations and such things. Then, there were the destroyed Blackberrys. But all that got a pass.
HUH? What a frackin’ joke!
Search Warrant = DEMAND
Asking = Ask, and you shall receive.
Are you with us, or not?
It really is that bad and we’ve got FReepers lapping it up.
Following the typical banana republic playbook I would guess that imprisonment for political opponents is next. Followed by assassinations
I mean, I hadn’t thought about the idea that these were the same boxes taken earlier. I guess they could have been returned to PDJT from before for some reason.
The clearest indication is this timeline, but it’s from CNN, so you aren’t going to like it. https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/09/politics/doj-investigation-trump-documents-timeline/index.html
So, you’re saying that they took the 15 boxes before, returned them to Mar a Lago at some point (maybe for digitizing for the presidential library?), but then raided Mar a Lago to take back ten of them? Interesting.
I’m not saying it I am asking it.
If NARA was there in Feb. and took 15 boxes, as reported, why didn’t they take more if they wanted more? No one tried to stop them from taking anything.
If Justice Dept. officials were there in June and saw the docs in storage, seized some docs and had a subpoena for them why didn’t they take more if they wanted more? No one tried to stop them then.
But they come back in full battle rattle without warning last Monday, kick everyone out, go through every room including Melania’s clothing closets and take out 20 boxes.
Please explain that.
Makes me wonder if the document were PLANTED there on their visit in June or May whenever it was!! THEN they go to the court get the warrant and VOILA!!
The following is complete speculation on my part:
Honestly, I think they’re trying to tie it to the LIV/Saudi golf tournament. I don’t have any proof or anything I’ve read, it’s just the timing seems weird after all the negative press about it. And I heard somewhere that there was “fresh” information that the documents were being mishandled.
I do want to say that I would not trust Jared Kushner in the same county as classified information, especially if there were Saudis to share it with.
Not twenty boxes worth. You’d need a mighty big crowd of J. Dept. officials to sneak that much in. :)
Nobody is in deep doo doo. There’s no one to do anything about it. They have the power, they intend to abuse it, and “we” don’t do anything to stop it.
They wouldn’t need 20 boxes worth just a couple of documents that had NOT been declassified slip them into the boxes and leave!!
You’re a veritable font of optimism, courage and strength.
There is nothing illegal about a former President being in possession of some classified docs. I guarantee you that all five living former Presidents do.
Well, except maybe Trump now. It’s a wonder there’s any furniture left at Mar-a-Lago.
Trump needs to hire a private security company to go through Mar a Lago with a fine tooth comb for listening devices I am sure he knows this already!!
I prefer “realist”. Give me any evidence I’m wrong.
No, you’re good. I’m not here to be anybody’s psychotherapist.
Carry on.
We need to see a timeline with documentation.
“No raid on her home” is the whole point.
Trump should have set them up with Happy Face beach balls in the boxes. 😁
This whole issue is pathetic. Furthermore, expect the examination of the seized boxes will end up like counting the hanging chads in the 2000 election.
Yes Skippy. He was speaking so any mush brained 13 yr old can understand. Proud of you little boy. You got the point.
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